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Ctr. for Biological Diversity v. County of San Bernardino

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Environmental Law, Government Law
In a suit against the County of San Bernardino for its approval of an open-air human waste composting facility under the CEQA, judgment of the trial...

Barragan v. County of Los Angeles

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Injury & Tort Law
In quadriplegic plaintiff's suit against the County of Los Angeles under the Tort Claims Act, arising from the allegedly dangerous condition of a road...

Sneller v. Bainbridge Island

Civil Procedure, Government Law, Property Law & Real Estate, Sanctions
In plaintiffs' appeal from a sanction award to defendants under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 and 28 U.S.C. section 1927, the order is reversed...

Cosmetic Ideas, Inc. v. IAC/InteractiveCorp

Civil Procedure, Copyright, Intellectual Property
In a copyright infringement action, the dismissal of the action for lack of subject matter jurisdiction is reversed where: 1) although 17 U.S.C....

Friedman & Friedman, Ltd. v. Tim McCandless, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Commercial Law, Contracts, Transportation
In an action against a seller of an airplane that allegedly failed to comport with the contract and with the representations by the seller, judgment...

In re Amber M.

Civil Procedure, Family Law
In an appeal from the trial court's denial of petitioner's request for a stay of dependency proceedings involving his two children under section...

County of Suffolk v. Sebelius

Administrative Law, Civil Procedure, Government Benefits, Government Law, Health Law
In an action under the Administrative Procedure Act seeking additional funding for fiscal years 2007 and 2008 from a grant program administered by the...

FCS Advisors, Inc. v. Fair Fin. Co.

Civil Procedure, Contracts, Remedies
In a breach of contract action, the district court's order awarding post-judgment interest to plaintiff is vacated where post-judgment interest was to...

Carter v. Alk Holdings, Inc.

Civil Procedure, Ethics & Professional Responsibility, Intellectual Property, Patent, Sanctions
An order imposing sanctions of $30,356.89 pursuant to Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure on a law firm, pursuant to a finding that three...

Hardt v. Reliance Std. Life Ins. Co.

Attorney's Fees, Civil Procedure, ERISA, Insurance Law
In an action alleging that defendant violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) by wrongfully denying her benefits claim,...